ANDERSON MARIAN (1897-1993)
ANDERSON MARIAN (1897-1993) American contralto. Anderson was an important figure in the struggle for African-American artists to overcome racial prejudice in the United States during the mid-twentieth century. With the aid of First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt, Anderson performed a critically acclaimed open-air concert in 1939, on the Lincoln Memorial steps in the capital. She sang before an integrated crowd of more than 75,000 people and a radio audience in the millions. Vintage signed and inscribed 7 x 9 photograph by Anderson, the Teddy Piaz image depicting the American singer in a head and shoulders pose. Signed in dark ink `... with best wishes from Marion Anderson´ to a partially darker area of the image. VG
[ translate ]ANDERSON MARIAN (1897-1993) American contralto. Anderson was an important figure in the struggle for African-American artists to overcome racial prejudice in the United States during the mid-twentieth century. With the aid of First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt, Anderson performed a critically acclaimed open-air concert in 1939, on the Lincoln Memorial steps in the capital. She sang before an integrated crowd of more than 75,000 people and a radio audience in the millions. Vintage signed and inscribed 7 x 9 photograph by Anderson, the Teddy Piaz image depicting the American singer in a head and shoulders pose. Signed in dark ink `... with best wishes from Marion Anderson´ to a partially darker area of the image. VG
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